State of the Thing

LibraryThing: State of the Thing Dear {NAME}, Welcome to the October 2017 State of the Thing. This Friday, join us for a movie night, and tell us about your favorite scary stories in Talk of the Thing. If you'd rather receive a plain-text version, [edit your email preferences](. You can also [read it online](. Our State of the Thing archive lives [here](. You can like LibraryThing on [Facebook]( and follow [@LibraryThing]( on Twitter for up-to-the-minute site news and updates. LibraryThing Movie Night! Join us this Friday, Oct. 27th, at 9pm Eastern (US) for LibraryThing's first ever movie night! We'll be watching and talking about the film adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro's [Never Let Me Go](. We'll be talking about both the book and the movie, both of which were widely praised, although the movie is less well-known. Never Let Me Go is streaming on [Netflix]() in the US and Brazil, or you can rent it on [Amazon]( or [iTunes](. You can see the trailer for the film on [YouTube](. On Friday night, tune in to [Talk]( to join the discussion. Full details are on [the blog post](. Come join the discussion on [Talk](! Talk of the Thing [Most underrated book you've read?]( We've all got oft-overlooked gems in our personal libraries. What's the most underrated book you've read? See what you've missed and share yours on [Talk](. [Memorable first sentences.]( Here's an oldie but a goodie—share some first sentences that have really stuck with you. Post yours [here](. [Facebook: Scary stories.]( As we're gearing up for Halloween, let's have some spooky tales to get in the spirit of things. What's your favorite scary story? Share yours on [our Facebook page](. SantaThing is coming! It's not quite that time yet, but [SantaThing]( (LibraryThing's Secret Santa for book lovers) sign-ups are just around the corner! Look out for the official announcement in November, and get your wishlists ready! TinyCat News [TinyCat]() is the online catalog for small libraries, created by LibraryThing. It turns your existing LibraryThing account into a simple, professional, web-based catalog. We're here to answer your TinyCat questions via email at any time: [tinycat@librarything.com](mailto:tincyat@librarything.com). Stay tuned to our [Facebook]( and [Twitter]( pages for more announcements, or see a recorded webinar from July on our [YouTube Channel](. New Tiny Tutorials - [Take Inventory]( - [Customizing detail pages]( Check out our [Tiny Tutorials]( and [LibraryThing for TinyCat Users]( series. Every other week, Kristi highlights a different feature, and walks you through how to use it in 30 seconds or less. Weekly Webinars We also offer free, weekly webinars giving an overview of TinyCat every Wednesday, at 1pm Eastern. Join us for our next one, this Wednesday, October 25th, at 1pm Eastern. Head over to [this link]( at that time, and look for the TinyCat Webinar. We'll be suspending our every-week webinar schedule for the holidays starting around mid-November. So if you've been thinking about joining us for one, now is the time to do it! If Wednesday at 1pm doesn't work for you, let us know—we'll be happy to schedule a session for you. Free Books: Early Reviewers are not currently signed up for [LibraryThing's Early Reviewers]( program. You are missing out! Early Reviewers offers free books to members—about 100 titles a month! Since 2007, we've given out over 160,000 books. The catch? Publishers want your honest review. How you review a book won't help or hurt your chances of winning books in the future, but not reviewing your winning will. [» Sign up for Early Reviewers]( The October batch of [Early Reviewers]( books features 2,640 copies of 80 different titles. The deadline to request a free book is Monday, October 30th at 6pm, Eastern. Look for the November batch around the 6th. The most requested books so far from the October batch: More free books: Member Giveaways any given time, there are hundreds of books available from our Member Giveaways program. It's like Early Reviewers, but isn't limited to select publishers—any author or member can post books. [Request books, or offer your own](! Hot titles this month - [A Gentleman in Moscow]( by Amor Towles - [The Fifth Season]( by N.K. Jemisin - [Norse Mythology]( by Neil Gaiman - [The Woman in Cabin 10]( by Ruth Ware - [Hillbilly Elegy]( by J.D. Vance - [The Underground Railroad]( by Colson Whitehead - [Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind]( by Yuval Noah Harari - [Everything, Everything]( by Nicola Yoon - [Hidden Figures]( by Margot Lee Shetterly - [Six of Crows]( by Leigh Bardugo That's it for this month. I'll see you all in November! Questions, comments, ideas? Send them my way. —Loranne (loranne@librarything.com) WHY YOU GOT THIS: At some point you signed up for LibraryThing's monthly "State of the Thing" email. If you'd like to unsubscribe, [edit your profile preferences](. This message was sent to {NAME}. Edit your [email preferences]( or [unsubscribe from future emails](.